I forgot to mention this in the previous chapter but the Count Vertigo in this story is the original Count. He doesn't figure out Oliver Queen is the Green Arrow nor does Oliver accidently kills him. SO yeah Enjoy.

Roy sat stunned and quiet not hearing anything as Felicity and Diggle tried to patch him up. It was more than the explosion deafening his ears but also that two dozen people had died and he couldn't help them.

Vertigo knows. That was the thing that was repeating constantly in his head. Roy tried so hard to be the hero Oliver was but somehow Vertigo knew he wasn't the real Green Arrow. He was now so frustrated no matter what he did it seemed more pain and darkness seeped into his life.

He felt a pair of warm arms wrap around him. At first he wanted to pull away but his instinct convinced him it wasn't a threat. He looked up pulling away from his thoughts to see it was Laurel and felicity.

"It seemed you needed a hug" said Laurel. Roy almost broke out in a smile but stopped himself remembering all the people that died knowing they would never be hugged or give hugs ever again.

He pulled away from Laurel and jumped to his feet, "I have to find Count Vertigo and stop him" he said.

"Yeah but you're going to need back up" said Diggle grabbing his gun. Laurel nodded her head in agreement heading to her own case to grab her suit.

"No" said Roy, "I have to do this alone".

"Diggle you have a family now, your family needs you more" explained Roy, "Laurel, Detective Lance would have my hide if you got hurt or died, and you're the only family he has left".

"What makes you so special Roy that you think you can go out and face Vertigo even though you might die too" Felicity snapped.

"Because I have no one" said Roy.

Flashback

Roy sat in class listening. It was mandatory that all kids in juvie continue their education. His sides hurt from the fight he had just a few hours ago. All oranges; nickname for the new kids into juvie, had to be in a fight to decide their place here. Roy had won his fight but he soon learned everyone wanted to be top dog and he had to defend himself from a few eager kids who wanted to advance their status.

Finally the bell rang and all the kids were escorted from the class to the dining hall.

"Man this food sucks" oppionated one kid, "my mother could cook better than this".

"Is that why you stabbed her" pointed out another kid.

"Shut the fuck up Jaden" growled the kid. Jaden merely raised his hands in mock surrender.

"Well I can't wait to get out" said Jaden, "I have my court hearing tomorrow and if I'm lucky I'll be allowed out of here and I bet my parents are going to have a cook out when I get out".

"Mm" salivated the kid, "Will there be ribs?"

"Of course there's going to be ribs Orlando" said Jaden stunned. He then turned to Roy, "what about your parents Roy".

Roy looked up from his p b and j, "both of my parents are dead".

End Flashback

Palmer Tech

Felicity sat at her desk staring blankly at the computer. Ray walked by and stopped mid step and stared at felicity. He knew something was wrong since she was at work and she only showed up to work when something was wrong or to hang out with Ray. Since his secretary didn't buzz him that Felicity was here it was probably because something was wrong.

"Okay what is it" asked Ray walking over to her desk. She looked up in surprised.

"Oh n-nothing nothing" said Felicity totally out of whack, "I-I'm just typing up some stuff" she faked laugh as she began to press random buttons on the keyboard. The computer sparked and then went blue.

"What the hell did I do" gasped Felicity as she jumped out of her chair and stared at the blue screen computer.

Ray just smiled and reached out grabbing her hands, "does any of this have to do with Vertigo?"

Felicity sighed knowing she couldn't hide anything from Ray.

"Look we all agreed to let Roy handle some things on his own but I think he's putting too much pressure on himself and he's going to do something stupid like Oliver going to face Ra al ghul by himself and he's going to die and Thea will be so sad and Laurel would feel…" Felicity blabbed on.

"You're right felicity" said Ray standing up and loosening his tie, "I think the New Green Arrow and Atom need to team up".

"Ray…" Felicity began.

"Nope too late" Ray childishly laughed running away from her desk heading to the nearby elevator.

Police precinct

Roy dropped down in front of Captain Lance who was waiting for him in the back exit of the North Glade police precinct.

"I got you a present Captain" said Roy dragging in front of him a vertigo dealer, "I thought you might be able to get some info out of him". Captain had a vicious smile as he was handed the dealer.

"I'll see what I can do" said Lance as he handed him off to another police officer who dragged him inside.

Roy was about to turn to go but Lance stopped him, "but how are you taking this?" he asked.

Roy turned around and faced him, "I'm sorry I couldn't save your friends but I did my best and…"

"We know that" said Lance waving to the precinct building behind him, "but I need to know that you can handle vertigo, Roy". Roy looked shocked at Captain Lance but he merely waved his hand.

"Please Roy, you were always wearing that stupid red hoodie and your costume was practically an exact replica" he explained, "plus I was a goddamn detective for fifteen years."

"I-I got this" said Roy firing an arrow into a nearby building before being pulled away.

Arrow cave

Roy walked in tired and desperately wanting to sleep. He had been out on the streets busting dealers left and right trying to find vertigo but none of them knew where the man was. So he turned them over to the police maybe they would have better luck finding vertigo.

"Roy" said Laurel as she moved away from the computer.

"I'm just here to pick up some more arrows and then I'm heading back out there" said Roy walking straight to the arrow cache and began picking up some certain arrows.

"Roy when's the last time you got some sleep" asked Laurel closing the weapons cache. Roy ran his hands through his hair annoyed at laurel's interference.

"I don't know since vertigo appeared on TV" Roy replied better to get this done with now than later plus that was about a few hours ago.

"That was yesterday Roy and it's already six P.M. you need your sleep" she demanded.

"Hell when's the last time you went to class" she asked.

"What's the point of getting a degree when there isn't a city anymore" responded Roy as he clipped the strap around his chest that was connected to the quiver on his back.

"The point is you can't be green Arrow 24/7" Said Laurel reasonably.

"It didn't stop Oliver" said Roy as he tried to brush past her but Laurel quickly grabbed his forearm.

"You're not Oliver though Roy," said Laurel.

Roy ripped his arms away from her, "The city needs the person Oliver was not Roy". With that said he walked out of the Arrow cave determined. Laurel watched him leave sadden that she couldn't reach her friend.

Warehouse

"What are we looking at Count" asked the man in a luchador mask impatiently. He and his crew were stuffed into a warehouse surrounding a plasma TV and with a whole bunch of cables sticking out of it.

"You wanted to know about my newest product and I'm about to show you first hand testing to prove it works" Explained Count, "And also a little social experiment for the green Arrow." He said that last part to himself silently. As Everyone turned to the screen to watch Vertigo's display.

A rough looking young man paced around the holding cell impatiently.

"Hey dude sit your ass down your making me nervous" yelled a fellow pusher but the man just smiled at the other and kept on walking.

"Hey I said sit your stupid ass down" growled the pushed standing up to harass the man to a seat. But suddenly the man collapse to the floor hacking up blood.

"The pusher quickly backed off holding his hands in the air muttering, "Woah I didn't touch him I swear". Two police officers noticing this quickly ran inside. One officer bent down to check on the man while the other officer shepherded the rest of the detainees away from the young man and the officer.

"Sir are you alright" asked the officer.

Suddenly the man's body began to bulge around as if there was a cat under the rug trying to find its way out.

"What the hell" muttered the officer getting up to back away?

Suddenly the man stood up no longer a string bean but a muscular man that would find on the cover of man's fitness magazine. The young man looked himself over before smiling maliciously at the officer grabbing him by his neck and slamming him into his partner who had pulled out her tazer to use against him.

Both officers slammed into the cell's bar and collapse to the ground unconscious.

"The man turned to the pusher who had been about to fight him and smiled, "Sit your ass down". The pusher didn't react fast enough as the man slammed his fist on top of the man's head with a sickening crack. The pusher's skull was cracked.

"Hell yeah baby" said the man as he walked over to the cell's door and was beginning to rip it open but just when he barely got the door ajar his muscles decided to shrink.

"No!" the man cried as his body got smaller and his strength faded.

"Dammit!" he yelled as he slammed his fist against the bars.

Count Vertigo pointed at the screen as multiple videos of different people was displayed getting super strong and then busting out of their cells, attacking the police or killing their other detainees. But one thing was always the same after a few minutes their enhance strength faded leaving them to face the consequence.

"Well what do you think?" asked Count, "A good display."

"A good display?" spoke up one of the henchmen, "Conde es una locura que tenemos armas ni drogas" he said the last part to the man in a luchadore mask.

"durar unos pocos minutos, we could barely fight off the cops or those freaks in masks in that amount of time".

"That was only a demonstration" interrupted Count, "The real deal will last much longer".

"What is it?" asked the man in the luchador mask.

"You know about that attack by death stroke and his super army, well I got a bit of that and added my own flavor." Said Count Vertigo spinning around holding up a vial of red, "I like to call it Venom".

"How much" asked the luchador.

"Que!" said the same henchman, "You got to be Loco to trust the count". The man in the mask got up and turned to his complaining Hench men. The man in the mask was burly man with a black a shirt that was barely restraining his bulging muscles. With one quick movement Bane grabbed the henchman by the neck and lifted him in the air.

"You dare question me!?" demanded the man as the henchman was flailing about struggling to breathe, "I am Bane!" With that said there was a sickening crack and the henchman went limp in Bane's hold. The body slammed to the floor with a thud.

"I guess we have ourselves a deal" said Count.

-What is the Count planning? Bane is here in Starling? Roy is running on fumes and why won't he let the others help him.

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